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Freed terrorist vows he¿ll fulfil suicide mission

A BRITISH-EDUCATED terrorist released in an exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah has vowed to ??fulfil his mission?? as a suicide bomber. Steven Smyrek, 32, signed a document renouncing violence before he left Israel last month, but in a German television interview he said that he was eager to carry out an attack.

His family in London reacted with concern to news of his release. Karin Wood, his mother, said: ??I??m just terrified to think what he might do, not just to himself but to other innocent people.??

Smyrek, who was educated at Thornlow preparatory school, Weymouth, is now in Germany where he is being watched by the police.

Before he left Israel he gave an interview to Eric Friedler, a German documentary maker. ??It??s an honour to die for Islam and for Allah,?? he said. ??When the order comes you have to carry it out and there??s no